1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. 2 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 2: What is up, straight Pam. It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight 3 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 2: Boyer for Tuesday, January the twentieth. Oh my gosh, guys, 4 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 2: come on, come on. How good of a game is that? 5 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 2: How good do we have it as football fans? Every 6 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 2: game seems to go down to the wire. Listen, I 7 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 2: don't care if you don't like college football. You weren't 8 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 2: jazzed up for Indiana Miami. You know you were spent 9 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 2: after watching NFL games over the weekend. It's just unbelievable 10 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 2: how crazy this year has started, with every game coming 11 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 2: down to the wire and absolute chaos. And I just 12 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 2: can't get over Indiana twenty seven, Miami twenty one. Not 13 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 2: for the number one, obviously, I'm thrilled that my teaser 14 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 2: was completed. Seattle, no sweat winner, and then Indiana we 15 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 2: had we gave that out last week, growed it up 16 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 2: on the site Indiana minus two and a half. I 17 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 2: will admit I was borderline sweating for Indiana at the end. 18 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 2: And I did do a couple of crazy bunny line 19 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 2: bets on Miami as they were getting the ball back, 20 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 2: like plus four hundred plus three ninety or whatever it was. 21 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 2: It was crazy. The game was just wild. It was 22 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 2: what this maybe is the new and football model, where 23 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 2: nobody's amazing, nobody's a juggernaut, and everybody's kind of even. 24 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 2: Everybody's good. No, there's no great teams. Indiana was pretty 25 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 2: damn awesome this year, though, And for whatever reason, every 26 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 2: game's close. I mean, this game came down to the 27 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 2: final seconds and it was It was a thriller. I 28 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 2: just need to start. Well, let's get the obvious out 29 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 2: of the way. First, Indiana longest preseason odds of any 30 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 2: national champion in the last at least the last twenty 31 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 2: five years. They were one hundred to one at some shops, 32 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 2: one hundred to one. Now, nobody who's betting that Indiana 33 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 2: grads in Vegas for pool season and they throw down 34 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 2: twenty five dollars drunk or one hundred dollars drunk on Indiana. 35 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: Nobody's put in real nobody's putting two bills or two 36 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 2: stacks on Indiana to win the national championship. Okay, there's 37 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 2: just not a thing. They got smoked by Notre Dame 38 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 2: in the playoff last year, and it was a modicum 39 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 2: of hype around Mendozo, but nothing like they got a 40 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 2: shot to go sixteen, know, within the National Championship. I mean, 41 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 2: that's crazy, And so that's number one. They were one 42 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 2: of the longest long shots that I can remember in 43 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 2: college football. This just kind of thing doesn't happen because 44 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 2: of the way the support has largely been structured. But 45 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 2: as we've seen in recent years, TCU getting to the Natty, 46 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 2: they did get smoked. Who else is the SMU got 47 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 2: to the playoff? The structure is a lot more balanced. 48 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 2: Everybody's got a shot. You gotta love that, right, So 49 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 2: that's number one. Number two is the whole three straight 50 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 2: titles for the Big Ten, I mean Michigan with Jim Harbaugh, 51 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 2: Ohio State last year and Indiana this year. Three straight 52 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 2: for the Big Ten, folks, it should be very obvious 53 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 2: that the sport has changed completely. Nil has flipped the 54 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 2: script and the Big Ten is a juggernaut. They have 55 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 2: a ton of money there. Coward at a really funny 56 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 2: line about how the donors in the SEC have like 57 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 2: car dealerships, right, and our bankruptcy law attorneys, and they're 58 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 2: helping fund to Auburn in Alabama and all these programs. 59 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 2: But in the Big Ten you've got tech executives like 60 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 2: Mark Cuban donating to I mean, Mark Cuban probably gave 61 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 2: more than, like, you know, eighty percent if he wanted, 62 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 2: he could give more than like eighty percent of Alabama 63 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 2: donations and Georgia donations. Mark Cuban's got billions of dollars. 64 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 2: And you've got that throughout Michigan. I mean, they allegedly 65 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 2: bought Bryce Underwood because you could do that now. I mean, 66 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 2: and so the money has changed, and there's way more 67 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 2: money in these bigger in these northern cities, mostly the 68 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 2: Big Ten, and the game done changed now. I don't 69 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 2: know if this will continue, but that's where we are now. 70 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 2: I'm sure that SEC will figure out a way to 71 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 2: get their way back on top, because, like you, like 72 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 2: the motto says, it just means war anyways. Now, I think, 73 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 2: so those are the two. I just need to get 74 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 2: out of the way early obviously. And now I just 75 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 2: need to address Fernando Mendoza. 76 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: Guys. 77 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 2: I could probably do thirty minutes on Mendoza by myself. 78 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 2: I could just talk about this guy's his high school story, 79 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 2: college story, he's going to the pros. I'm so jealous 80 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 2: that the Las Vegas Raiders have Fernando Mendoza so j 81 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 2: Max's new NFL rankings. Teams that I root for number 82 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 2: one obviously the Jets. That's gonna be a labor of 83 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 2: love this season as they stink once again. Although I'm 84 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 2: kind of sort of liking getting Baine in the draft. 85 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 2: That guy is a terror off the edge. I saw 86 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 2: a decent NFL comp Brandon Graham, longtime stud from the Eagles, 87 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 2: get just a warrior coming off the edge. I like 88 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 2: Bane a lot. We'll see. We got three months of 89 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:54,239 Speaker 2: this chatter. Jets are my favorite obviously in the NFL 90 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 2: too before two, just because of where we are and 91 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 2: the proximity to the to so far and going to games. 92 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 2: I think Ram and Chargers. You know, Chargers camp is 93 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 2: very close to our house, and we went to it, 94 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 2: you know, and I'm not gonna lie. I kind of leveraged, Hey, guys, 95 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 2: Jason over at f S one and can I get 96 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 2: some access to the Chargers, And you know, they gave 97 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 2: us good access and then kids got autographs from Harbaugh 98 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 2: and a couple other guys, Herbert. It was great. So 99 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 2: they automatically root for the Chargers that my buddiess got 100 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 2: Charger season tickets. I got another couple buddies who go 101 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 2: to a lot of Rams games, So it's like, obviously 102 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 2: I like the Rams and Chargers, and it just so 103 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 2: happens both are very good. I think three has to 104 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 2: be the Niners. A lot of NorCal transplants in where 105 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 2: I lived, so and I like Brock Perdy, and I 106 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 2: would say the Niners are probably right there. I know 107 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 2: that sounds weird, Niners and Rams, you know in the division, 108 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 2: but also the best NFL game I've ever been to 109 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 2: was Rams Rams Niners, and that was the NFC Championship game. 110 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 2: Just a tremendous game. I think I told the story. 111 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 2: We were in the parking lot, like we got dropped 112 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 2: off by an uber and we're walking through the parking 113 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 2: lot and we're wearing Rams gear, and these guys start 114 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 2: talking trash to our family, like these dud they're like 115 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 2: taking a piss by a car, like I don't know, 116 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 2: one hundred yards away or fifty yards. Don't do that 117 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 2: to your kids. 118 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 1: Don't make them. 119 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 2: Wear Rams gear. And they're just laughing. I mean, this 120 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 2: is like the middle of the afternoon. I was like, oh, wow, 121 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:22,720 Speaker 2: we're in it. I mean, my wife and kids are 122 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 2: a little surprised. I mean it was kind of joking, 123 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,559 Speaker 2: but Niner fans they don't mess around. They're they're very 124 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 2: into it. And I like the Niners, but I think 125 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 2: my new number four team to root for he's gonna 126 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 2: be the Las Vegas Raiders because I am just smitten 127 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 2: with Mendoza. Did you guys squatch that touchdown run? I'm 128 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 2: not even kidding. I was out of my seat going, 129 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 2: oh my god, like ye, dog comes running in. What's 130 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 2: going on? Are you guys playing it out? It's just 131 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 2: heroic stuff. I probably watched it a dozen times because, 132 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:57,600 Speaker 2: first of all, great call by Signetti, right the coach, 133 00:06:57,640 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 2: who is that guy's a battle axe? You know, hey 134 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 2: he was. I was a jmu obviously I love me 135 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 2: some Signetti, but the reality he just made all the 136 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 2: right calls. I didn't know about kicking the field goal 137 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 2: to go up six. That's always a dicey proposition and 138 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 2: that would have bit him in the ass and everybody 139 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 2: would be ripping him today if that was, you know, 140 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 2: the deciding factor and they lose by one. But it's 141 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 2: let's say that whole drive was incredible. Mendoza just dealing. 142 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 2: Let's see, so you know you're up three, you don't 143 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 2: want to give the ball back to Miami. They had momentum. 144 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 2: So it's fourth and five from the Miami thirty seven 145 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 2: yard line. Oh sorry, yeah, yeah, fourth and five. Miami 146 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 2: thirty seven. Probably too long to kick ten minutes left 147 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 2: in the game. But this is where you trust your quarterback. 148 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 2: Mendoza and Ohio State fans remember this because he did 149 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 2: this to them in the Big Ten title game. And 150 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 2: you just back shoulder throw to Becker on the right side. 151 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 2: Boom again, fourth and five. And it wasn't like a 152 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 2: seven yard out. We're talking about like a nineteen yard 153 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 2: throw down the field one v one Becker and he 154 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 2: trusted his guy. I Becker just always seems to deliver. 155 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 2: And I had to look up his recruiting profile. Are 156 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 2: you ready for this? Becker was the eight hundred and 157 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 2: ninety first rated player in the country. He was the 158 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 2: one hundred and thirty fourth rated wide receiver coming out 159 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 2: of high school. What a story. And now he's just automatic. 160 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 2: You know, it's just not that so how cool is that? 161 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 2: Come on? Do you guys? Not love that one hundred 162 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 2: and thirty fourth rated wide receiver in the country, and 163 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 2: now he comes up big time in the Big Ten 164 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 2: title game and the National Championship. He was the twenty 165 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 2: seventh rated player in the state of Tennessee coming out 166 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 2: of high school. Okay, so that's just the first big 167 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 2: play on the drive, the big, big fourth down throw. 168 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 2: So then they're faced with fourth and two. No, I'm 169 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 2: sorry for fourth and fourth the Miami twelve and you 170 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 2: don't want to kick there. So they caught. They burn 171 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 2: a time out, and you're like, ooh, what are we 172 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 2: doing here? Huh? Low Risky trusts his quarterback And I 173 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 2: heard Signetty break down this game, this play specifically after 174 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 2: the game, and he essentially said, we had seen a 175 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 2: similar situation and the safeties played back. We called time out. 176 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 2: We wanted to see if they were back. He didn't 177 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 2: say what the you know, the alternative play was that 178 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 2: the safeties were up, safeties played back, So they went 179 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 2: to their tendency and they called a quarterback keeper and 180 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 2: Mendoza makes, you know, a pretty nice move. 181 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:31,080 Speaker 1: I think. 182 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 2: It wasn't a spectacular move initially, but it was good blocking. 183 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 2: And then came the best part. We're talking about a 184 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,959 Speaker 2: jump cut from a six foot five quarterback. Now, I 185 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 2: compared him here on the pod and on the herd. 186 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 2: I said, he looks like a young Tom Brady with 187 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 2: his poise and in the pocket he's money. But remember 188 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 2: when people hear Tom Brady thought, no way, no way. 189 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 2: My buddy who used to play hoops with me moved 190 00:09:56,760 --> 00:10:00,720 Speaker 2: to Boston instantly hits me on on id, no way, 191 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 2: I'll bet you anything, And I'm like, wait, I'm not 192 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 2: saying he's gonna be Brady. When I say he looks 193 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 2: like a young Tom Brady, I need you to rewind 194 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 2: to when Brady takes over for Drew Bledsoe in New England. Okay, 195 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 2: go look up that Brady. He's doing for like one 196 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 2: hundred and ninety two hundred and thirty yards a game. 197 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 2: He's a game manager. That's what that Brady was. Don't 198 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 2: screw it up, make the right pass, nothing risky. You 199 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 2: guys can go look it up. I remember because I 200 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 2: was a Jets fan. I was, and and then they 201 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 2: were our guys were the one who knocked Bledsoe out, 202 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 2: and they're like, oh, we knocked out Bloodso you know 203 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 2: the franchise guy. Blah blah blah. It turns out that 204 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 2: backfire badly because Brady was amazing. So on this play, 205 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 2: Mendoza and the keeper the jump cut over and then 206 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 2: he hurdles his own lineman, which was pretty spectacular. You're like, oh, wow, 207 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 2: is he gonna get it. He's close, he's close to 208 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 2: getting the first and after the jump cut he gets 209 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 2: kind of hit and spins and at that point he's 210 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:56,839 Speaker 2: got the first down and you're like, oh my god, 211 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 2: just hold onto the ball and he lunges for the 212 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 2: end zone in a photo that will be immortalized forever 213 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 2: in Indiana lore maybe college football history. It was spectacular. 214 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 2: It was like, get out of your seat and go crazy. 215 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 2: He lunges with two hands over the goal line and 216 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 2: you're like, please don't fumble, and it's a tuddy and 217 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 2: they go up by ten and that play right there, 218 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 2: like listen, we know he's gonna be the number one 219 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 2: pick that sinsed it for sure. So obviously this is 220 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:25,959 Speaker 2: what I do in March madness in college football. I 221 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 2: go down rabbit holes after something incredible happens. I'm just 222 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 2: so happy for the guy. And we all know Mendoza's 223 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 2: story now with his mom, she was like a college 224 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 2: tennis player. I believe she developed multiple sclerosis. She's confined 225 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 2: to a wheelchair. She goes to all the games, but 226 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 2: you could see, like, you know, that's a brutal disease, 227 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 2: and it's just it's affecting her and it's sad to see. 228 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 2: It's sad to see it happen anymore. And it obviously 229 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 2: has shaped Mendoza a lot. He's deeply religious, always referencing 230 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 2: God did it after the game multiple times, including all 231 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:58,199 Speaker 2: glory to God. Da da da da dada dada. Let's 232 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 2: fucking go you know, one of those which is hysteria 233 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 2: and the crowd goes wild. 234 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,720 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 235 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at foxsports Radio 236 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 237 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: listen live. 238 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 2: I dug deeper into the Mendoza story because all these 239 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 2: people were saying, oh, Mendoza, he didn't even get a 240 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 2: walk on offer from Miami. He kind of it alluded 241 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 2: to it in an interview with I think it was 242 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 2: Holly Row after the game. So then I go down 243 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:30,080 Speaker 2: this rabbit hole and I find this video of Mendoza 244 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 2: telling the story at ACC media Day right when he 245 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 2: was playing for col in twenty twenty four. Okay, So 246 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 2: Mendoza says, oh, I used to go to the camp. 247 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 2: I mean, and he's so polished. You know this guy. 248 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 2: I'm just telling you. He's nerdy and he has graduated 249 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 2: from two business schools and he's got a LinkedIn profile 250 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 2: that he updates regularly. I mean, I love this guy. Okay. 251 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 2: So he tells the story at ACC media Day and 252 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 2: there's not a mob around him. It's it felt like 253 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 2: there was one reporter. I don't I can't see it 254 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 2: anyone else. There might have been others, but Mendoza was 255 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 2: wearing this suit, well spoken as usual. He's like, oh, 256 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 2: I went to all these camps, FSU Camp, Miami Camp. 257 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 2: Turns out he went to the same high school as 258 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 2: Mario crystal Ball in my outside Miami, and so he's like, so, 259 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 2: I had a good camp at the Miami camp, and 260 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 2: I looked up to their quarterbacks and I went up 261 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:19,680 Speaker 2: to them afterward. Now it wasn't the crystal Ball staff, 262 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 2: that needs to be clear. It sounds like it was 263 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 2: the Manny Diaz staff and Mendoza went up and he 264 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 2: was like, hey, coaches, you know, I really love Miami 265 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 2: and everything about it. I was just seeing if there's 266 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 2: any interest. And according to Mendoza, and this does not 267 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 2: like to seem like the kind of guy who's gonna 268 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 2: lie or embellish, he said, we might take you as 269 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 2: a walk on. We might consider you as a walk on. 270 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 2: Now that's obviously not a will take you. That's not 271 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:50,079 Speaker 2: a hard rejection, but it's like, yeah, we'll think about 272 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 2: it as a walk on. Now, I think I've told 273 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 2: the story. I have a good buddy who I grew 274 00:13:56,320 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 2: up with. Soccer player, went to Tennessee, was like Gatorade 275 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:03,840 Speaker 2: Player of the Year, you know, awesome soccer player, had 276 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:06,199 Speaker 2: offers from Vanderbilt and all these schools, wanted to go 277 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 2: to Notre Dame. Has some family connections and went to 278 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:14,199 Speaker 2: Notre Dame and they were like, we will, we'll make you. 279 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 2: You know again, he has scholarship offers from other schools 280 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 2: and hey, yeah, we'll make you a you know, we'll 281 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 2: make you a walk on. We'll accept you as a 282 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 2: preferred walk on at best. And he's like, fine, I'm 283 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 2: taking it, And of course he starts playing as a 284 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 2: freshman year in his freshman year, plays a little bit 285 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 2: as a walk on sophomore year starting okay, junior year. 286 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 2: You know how they hand out in college those posters 287 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 2: with like the schedule. He's the guy in the poster, 288 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 2: and I mean it. We're still buddies, and he has 289 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 2: a good job, and we talked frequently. I got I'm 290 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 2: not gonna lie. I got my idea of building a 291 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 2: men's league dynasty from him because he built a soccer 292 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 2: dynasty in men's leagues in Pennsylvania, And like, I love 293 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 2: these stories of guys who were like told not really, 294 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 2: but well you could. You can walk on if you 295 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 2: And of course, so when Mendoza gets kind of rejected 296 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 2: as like we would consider you, we might consider you, 297 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 2: He's like, that was a sad night. That was a 298 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 2: sad night for me. It was a sad realization that 299 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 2: Miami is not gonna be my path. But man, has 300 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 2: it worked out great for him. Huh. Imagine being told 301 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 2: by your dream school, nah, yeah, we're not gonna take 302 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 2: you as a walk on, and then you come back, 303 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 2: what five years later, beat them essentially in their home stadium, 304 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 2: hard Rock to win the national championship and go sixteen 305 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 2: and no, Like that's the type of shit you see 306 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 2: in movies. 307 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 1: Guys. 308 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 2: I'm not even kidding. That is incredible. The school says 309 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 2: no thanks, and you don't like, you know, you don't 310 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 2: get angry. You just realize, Okay, that's not my path. 311 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 2: I gotta find my own. And he ends up going 312 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 2: to cal cooking, transfers to Indiana and they go sixteen 313 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 2: and oh win the national championship by beating my That's 314 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 2: the stuff dream are made of. Man sports just do 315 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 2: some crazy things. And I'm just completely fascinated by the 316 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 2: Fernando Mendoza story. He was excellent in the game. I 317 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 2: know the stats will be like, well, you know, well 318 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 2: he only do for one hundred and eighty six yards. 319 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 2: He made the big time throws you had to make. Okay. 320 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 2: So I mentioned that Charlie Becker pass the back shoulder. 321 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 2: There was another one on the final drive, fourth and five, 322 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 2: another back shoulder to Becker. The DB's penalizing the shit, 323 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 2: just grabbing holding it, catches it another nineteen yards. I'm 324 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 2: just telling the guy can make the throws. And that's 325 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 2: when I compare him to young Brady. You just see 326 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 2: him out there. Here's the thing, though, Young Brady didn't 327 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 2: move like Mendoza does. If there's if there's any way 328 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 2: on earth, the Raiders pass on him, the Jets have 329 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 2: to get him, which is would be great. Now then, 330 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 2: now I know what you're saying, Well, Jack, why don't 331 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 2: we do Why don't we just trade up? We've got 332 00:16:55,360 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 2: draft capital. Historically that doesn't work. Usually it does not work. Now, 333 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 2: I know you can say Patrick Mahomes they traded up. 334 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:06,880 Speaker 2: That that was different. That was a ten. The Chiefs 335 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 2: had just made the playoffs. They had Alex Smith. The 336 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:14,360 Speaker 2: Jets have nothing. I mean their defense was abysmal. They 337 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 2: just don't have a quarterback. I like Breeze Hall, I 338 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:19,639 Speaker 2: like Gara Wilson. They've they've got, you know, cap room, 339 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 2: They've got a lot of picks. I don't know what 340 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 2: the cost would be for Mendoza. I don't love trading up. 341 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 2: I just the Brice Young thing has backfired. I mean, 342 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:33,720 Speaker 2: who is the other one? I forget this. I ran 343 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 2: a chat GPT search of all the teams that traded 344 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 2: up for a quarterback, and the history was not great. 345 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 2: Because because Coward and I debated this, Coward thinks we 346 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 2: should definitely do the deal. For the Jets, oh, here 347 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 2: it is here it is so here is a not 348 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 2: an incomplete history. So the Jets traded up the fifth 349 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:56,680 Speaker 2: for Mark Sanchez. That worked. They went to two trade 350 00:17:56,720 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 2: AFC title games. But they had a good team before that, right, 351 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 2: they traded up to fit. They weren't three or four 352 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 2: or five win team. The Rams traded up for Jared Goff. 353 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 2: That did work. They did go to a super Bowl. 354 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:15,680 Speaker 2: They also had Sean McVay, who you know, he took 355 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 2: over his coach and kind of sort of helped. Maybe 356 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 2: the Jets can find their own coach. The Bears traded 357 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 2: up for Mitchell Trubisky. That did not work obviously, Panthers 358 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:25,239 Speaker 2: for Bryce Young they got to the playoffs, but eh, 359 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:28,199 Speaker 2: Commanders traded up for RG three. That worked for like 360 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 2: fourteen games and then he got hurt. Let's see what 361 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 2: else I don't like this whole Oh trade up for 362 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 2: Christian Ponder, you know at twelve, or Blinge Gabbert, Johnny Manzel, 363 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 2: you know a lot of these Eagles traded up for 364 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:44,679 Speaker 2: Wentz that kind I don't know that it worked. They 365 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:46,159 Speaker 2: got super bowls out of it, but not because it 366 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:51,879 Speaker 2: wentz Giants. Oh no, the Giants just took Saque. They 367 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 2: didn't trade out. Oh Niners traded up for Trey Lance. 368 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 2: That's a recent one that totally flopped at three. Complete disaster. 369 00:18:58,119 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 2: I mean, yes, you can find some and I know some. 370 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 2: So Lamar Jackson, No, no, no different, guys. You're a 371 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 2: thirty that was a thirty two in the first round. 372 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 2: There's no pressure on Lamar when he's taken thirty. Second. 373 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,639 Speaker 2: If you trade up for Mendoza, all the pressure in 374 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 2: the world is on him, all of it. I mean again, 375 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 2: Mahomes at ten, there was no pressure when he was drafted. 376 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:22,679 Speaker 2: It it's not even a guarantee. You're close to it 377 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 2: that he was gonna be amazing and he got to 378 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:26,719 Speaker 2: sit for a year. You could sit for a year 379 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:28,880 Speaker 2: when you're taking tenth and Alex Smith is in front 380 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 2: of you, who was in former number one pick. You 381 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 2: can't sit if you go to the Jets. You can't 382 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:36,439 Speaker 2: sit if you go to the Raiders. So like, not 383 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:39,720 Speaker 2: all trade up through ideas of sitting. Not all that 384 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:43,119 Speaker 2: stuff is created equal. I'm guessing the Jets, Jets stand 385 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 2: pat and end up with Ruben Bain or somebody, but 386 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:47,879 Speaker 2: we got months to figure that out. Just to quickly 387 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 2: put a bow on this game. I thought there was 388 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 2: a world where Carson Beck could have significantly helped himself 389 00:19:54,000 --> 00:20:00,080 Speaker 2: and his draft stock. I didn't see a lot. I 390 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 2: don't know what. My buddy texted me that he looks 391 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 2: like Marilyn Manson. I guess he's got those big crosses 392 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 2: under his eyes. I don't know what to do with Beck. 393 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:13,360 Speaker 2: He's gonna be a tough one because he I don't 394 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:15,159 Speaker 2: want to say that looks like Tarzan, plays like you 395 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 2: know what. But he's a big, tall dude with a 396 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 2: live arm, but for whatever reason, in the pocket just 397 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 2: never looks comfortable. I thought the Miami running back Fletcher 398 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 2: look pretty damn good at a big, strong, fast Obviously, 399 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:33,359 Speaker 2: Malachi Tony is a machine. So Miami had nineteen receptions, 400 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 2: ten of them by Tony for one hundred and twenty two. 401 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 2: He's just a live wire. You get him the ball 402 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 2: in space and he's cooking just about anybody. He's awesome. 403 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 2: Bain had a sack, two and a half tackles for loss. 404 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 2: His oppo, Mesador had two sacks and two tackles for loss. 405 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 2: I'm telling you. Those two guys are first round picks. 406 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 2: They're very good. It was a tremendous game. I did 407 00:20:55,800 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 2: not see it, Miami keeping it that close. We had 408 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 2: a shot to win. I thought it would be you know, 409 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 2: they covered Miami did They covered eight and a half, 410 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:09,639 Speaker 2: They covered seven, seven and a half. I think the 411 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 2: look ahead was five and a half, at which point 412 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:14,719 Speaker 2: Indiana would have covered that. Maybe the books got crushed. 413 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 2: That would be great. But overall, completed college football season 414 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:24,680 Speaker 2: a fun playoff. Man, it was fun. Different teams. I'm 415 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:28,159 Speaker 2: actually I don't want to Yeah, well, all right, so 416 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:31,360 Speaker 2: one of my kids plays volleyball and her team has 417 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 2: a tournament coming up in Vegas, and of course, you know, 418 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 2: some of the dads are planning some fun shenanigans. But 419 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:41,760 Speaker 2: more importantly, I want to identify some college football futures 420 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 2: to to fire on. So I'm going to be paying 421 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 2: very close attention to the portal. Remember we had that 422 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 2: good Texas Tech hit from last year to make the 423 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:52,160 Speaker 2: playoff that was That was a big win and I'd 424 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 2: love to deliver a couple more, though, so I will. 425 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:57,639 Speaker 2: I'll be locking in here before we dive into college 426 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 2: hoops and the end NBA had a weird night last night. 427 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:04,520 Speaker 2: But we can't really, I just don't think we have 428 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:08,359 Speaker 2: time to get into this. Yeah, let's not my next 429 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:10,639 Speaker 2: got destroyed. Yeah, we're not gonna We're not gonna go 430 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:12,919 Speaker 2: into NBA. I do want to quickly talk one NFL 431 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:17,439 Speaker 2: story that broke on whoa. 432 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:21,680 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 433 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 434 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 435 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: listen live. 436 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:34,160 Speaker 2: Okay, so we're recording this after midnight. This just popped 437 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:38,239 Speaker 2: breaking news like live in the moment. The Titans are 438 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 2: working to finalize a deal to hire Robert Sala as 439 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:48,439 Speaker 2: their next head coach. Welcome back to the AFC, Robert Sala. 440 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:49,159 Speaker 1: Hello. 441 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 2: Oh my goodness. That is a big one. Robert Sala 442 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 2: will get cam Ward he had. I think that's a 443 00:22:57,119 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 2: good good get for Robert Sala. I thought they would 444 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 2: go offense with cam Ward. They're going defense in Robert Salah. Interesting. 445 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 2: Huh wow, Okay, sorry in the moment, a bit of 446 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,880 Speaker 2: a surprise. That's a hit for the Niners. Man. They 447 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:20,119 Speaker 2: just can't they can't retain great people. It's tough you 448 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 2: hire great people, it's tough to retain them. So Shanahan 449 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 2: and company, I don't know, there's a forty nine ers offseas. 450 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 2: It's gonna be real interesting. Man, Like, what do you 451 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:32,640 Speaker 2: do with Ayuk? You now lose Sala? How many defensive 452 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 2: starters do you get back? McCaffrey had such a monster 453 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 2: workload this year. Again I'm getting off track here, but 454 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:45,639 Speaker 2: Robert sala initial reaction is he's probably a great hire 455 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 2: and didn't really have much of a chance in New York. 456 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:51,639 Speaker 2: The whole Aaron Rodgers situation. It was just out of 457 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:57,119 Speaker 2: his control and Rogers was just such a petulant. No, 458 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 2: I don't want to go off on Rogers, but you know, 459 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:01,680 Speaker 2: like Robert Salas, so, I do think he's gonna have 460 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 2: a good chance. 461 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 1: I was. 462 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 2: I was probably a year early on the Titans. I 463 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 2: think they're gonna be very interesting this year. I think 464 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 2: the Kevin Stefanski hire in Atlanta is excellent. I think, 465 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:12,920 Speaker 2: stop me if you've heard this before. I like the 466 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 2: Falcons a lot. Next year we'll see how Pennix performs. 467 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:18,639 Speaker 2: But they got some they got some dudes there, and 468 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 2: Sefanski's a really good offensive coach the big one though, 469 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 2: and I don't think this is a big Jeff Hafley 470 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 2: hired in Miami the Packers defensive coordinator. That to me 471 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 2: is very uninspiring. But hey, it's the Dolphins, that's what 472 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 2: they do. Maybe it works. I don't know. I think 473 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:40,879 Speaker 2: that the McDermott firing is interesting. It is kind of 474 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:45,119 Speaker 2: sort of backfiring because there was an outcry in Buffalo 475 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:47,879 Speaker 2: on Monday after the news broke early in the morning, 476 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 2: like wait a minute, Bean is keeping his job, and 477 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:56,879 Speaker 2: not only that he's getting promoted, but we're firing McDermott. 478 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 1: For what. 479 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 2: Because of some dicey referee calls, Like if Brandon Cook's 480 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:06,679 Speaker 2: catch stands as it should have, then you're telling me 481 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 2: the Bills probably win that game and are playing in 482 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:12,360 Speaker 2: the AFC title game, And are we firing me dermot then? 483 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 2: And oh, by the way, the release from the owner 484 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:21,119 Speaker 2: had like they misspelled the word admirable, and it was like, 485 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:24,080 Speaker 2: whoa what are we doing? They misspelled a word in 486 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 2: the first sentence of the release announcing his firing, And 487 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:30,359 Speaker 2: then people started to scrutinize all of beans draft picks 488 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 2: and they're like, oh, Bean's been around for a while. Yeah, 489 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:35,360 Speaker 2: how many Pro Bowlers? How many All pros is he drafted? 490 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:38,159 Speaker 2: He started looking and it's like, ooh, this is the 491 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:41,879 Speaker 2: same GM now president who went on the radio to 492 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 2: argue with some meat balls in Buffalo and be like, yeah, 493 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 2: what are you guys coming after us for not drafting receivers? 494 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 2: And then he was like getting combative about it, and 495 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 2: then oh, would you look at that in the playoff game, 496 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:54,440 Speaker 2: the only receiver he's got a Shakir and he could 497 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 2: have used receivers. He's still on a tight ends. Running 498 00:25:56,640 --> 00:26:02,199 Speaker 2: backs never have many receivers. Just stunning stuff. I mean, 499 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 2: McDermott becomes an interesting head coach. I don't know where 500 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 2: he lands. By the way, that's ten NFL head coaching 501 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 2: jobs that opened up. Here's a not so hot take. 502 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 2: I'm of the belief once the Chiefs and Mahomes went down, 503 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:21,879 Speaker 2: expectations went up for the likes of Harbor with Lamar 504 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:26,119 Speaker 2: and McDermott with Allen and this was quote unquote the 505 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:29,880 Speaker 2: year for them to break through because the Kings aka 506 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 2: Mahomes and company were done and because they didn't break 507 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 2: through and win it, and now we got prickin Jared 508 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 2: Stidham and Bo Nick's facing Drake Bay. I'm of the 509 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:42,439 Speaker 2: belief that those owners acted impetuously and said, well, this 510 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 2: is the chance to do it. N the coaches can't 511 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 2: do it. We're not firing the quarterback. Let's fire the coach. 512 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 2: And again I'm not I'm not some like McDermott's an 513 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 2: amazing head coach, just a bit of a puzzling firing. 514 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:58,359 Speaker 2: But hey, I also have seen the numbers. Hey, some 515 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 2: of these they have good runs, but they can't break through, 516 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:03,600 Speaker 2: and then they fire him, and then they hire another 517 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 2: guy and presto, they break through and win the Super Bowl. Well. 518 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 2: I also will remind Buffalo fans that in the seventeen 519 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 2: years before McDermott showed up, there were zero playoff appearances 520 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:20,880 Speaker 2: for Buffalo, seventeen year playoff drought. As a Jets fan, 521 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:23,440 Speaker 2: I know what that's like. But you get a coach 522 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:25,120 Speaker 2: like that, you kind of hang on to him. Now, 523 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 2: I don't. I guess they think they can get somebody good. 524 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:31,400 Speaker 2: I think Dable would be fine because he's been there. 525 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:33,679 Speaker 2: It seems like they really want to keep Joe Brady 526 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 2: in the building because he's in high demand. Just a 527 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:44,199 Speaker 2: crazy NFL off season that keeps getting crazier. Robert Salah 528 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 2: to the Titans in real time. Very fun. Oh one 529 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:51,919 Speaker 2: last hire Drew Petzig. Pet Zing, Sorry, pet Zing is 530 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 2: the new OC in Detroit, not Mike McDaniel, as everybody wanted. 531 00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 2: Drew Petzing. I haven't done my haven't done a deep 532 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 2: dive into the Arizona offense that he could not get 533 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:02,920 Speaker 2: stuck in the mud, could not get out of the mud. 534 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:10,119 Speaker 2: But Detroit it feels very mid although I don't want 535 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:12,159 Speaker 2: to crush it, because who knows, maybe this guy is 536 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 2: very good. I don't want to destroy the higher but 537 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 2: initial reaction is EH one injury to report. Zach Charbonnay 538 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 2: out for the rest of the season, torn acl so 539 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:26,000 Speaker 2: he will not suit up against the Rams. Now that 540 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:29,359 Speaker 2: is interesting because A he's a much better blocker than 541 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:33,720 Speaker 2: Kenneth Walker. B he's your between the tackles runner and c. 542 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:36,560 Speaker 2: In each of the meetings against the Rams, he had 543 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 2: thirteen touches, runs and catches, so he's an integral part 544 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 2: of that offense. Now, their tight ends are very good. 545 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:45,960 Speaker 2: Kenneth Walker's obviously very good. The third string back, I'm 546 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:48,040 Speaker 2: spacing on his name, but he is I think he 547 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:50,920 Speaker 2: was in Chicago maybe, but Vilas Jones is that who 548 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:54,720 Speaker 2: it is. But I do think that is that's a 549 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:57,480 Speaker 2: bit of a hit to the Seattle offense. And we'll 550 00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 2: see how the Rams defense plays given the one less 551 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 2: day arrest, the overtime, all that stuff. But just so 552 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,640 Speaker 2: you know that's baked into the line. Everybody knows that 553 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 2: Vegas knows that it's all baked in. I think the 554 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:13,480 Speaker 2: read has to be that that hurts, and I would 555 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:17,480 Speaker 2: give a slight edge to Chrishula. I saw an unbelievable 556 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 2: stat about the Rams and why they were so good 557 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 2: against the Bears. Inside either was a goal to go 558 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 2: or inside the ten or inside the red zone. I 559 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:31,400 Speaker 2: guess the numbers say, regardless of what you do, you 560 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 2: have to play zone against Caleb Williams when it gets 561 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 2: in close. And even though that's not the Rams tendency 562 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:40,840 Speaker 2: most of the season, they did it every time against 563 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 2: Caleb and apparently it worked and that led to allegedly, 564 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 2: well not allegedly. I'm just based on what I'm reading 565 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 2: and what I'm seeing Ben Johnson his quotes about He's like, 566 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:54,240 Speaker 2: we weren't having any success, so I didn't go for 567 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:56,800 Speaker 2: two after the touchdown. We just were not having any 568 00:29:56,800 --> 00:29:58,840 Speaker 2: success inside the five or goal to go or whatever 569 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:01,920 Speaker 2: it was. And it was like, oh, Chris Shula is 570 00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 2: really freaking smart. And this is the weird thing about 571 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:09,000 Speaker 2: the NFL, Like there is a lot of analytics that 572 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 2: really really do matter and I can't calculate EPA, but 573 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:15,280 Speaker 2: that stuff matters and you've got to look at it deeply. 574 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 2: And Chris Shula. Shout out to him for what he did. 575 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 2: Now it's interesting because he's in the NSC Championship game, 576 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 2: but he's also interviewing for jobs, and jobs are going 577 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 2: how do you navigate that? How do I plan for 578 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 2: Seattle round three versus interview with the Browns or Arizona Cardinals. 579 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 2: That's not a great job, but it's in the division. 580 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 2: Whatever other jobs are open, Like, you got some decisions 581 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:47,800 Speaker 2: to make here, and you're you know, you don't want 582 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:50,080 Speaker 2: to blow it because when you're hot, you're hot. But 583 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 2: I don't know, I don't know how he's going to 584 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 2: handle that. Shul a very sharp mind. I like him. 585 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:01,000 Speaker 2: I kind of hope he stayed with the Rams. But again, 586 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:02,840 Speaker 2: when you get an opportunity to make the leap usually 587 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:05,440 Speaker 2: you got to. All right, that's a long Tuesday podcast. 588 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:09,440 Speaker 2: Hopefully rob G is back healthy. Tomorrow we'll chop up 589 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:11,400 Speaker 2: some stuff we haven't talked about in a minute. We'll 590 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 2: see then